Eeva Latosuo

Education

• MSc, Environmental Studies, University of Helsinki

Biography

Originally from Finland, Eeva completed a MSc at University of Helsinki in Environmental Science. She has been an avalanche practitioner in North America for a few decades as a professional ski patroller in Colorado, a mountaineering and climbing instructor in the Pacific Northwest, an avalanche educator in Alaska, and a Search and Rescue volunteer with her avalanche dog. Eeva comes to SFU as an associate professor of Outdoor Studies at Alaska Pacific University, where she has taught snow science and outdoor recreation since 2004. She is joining the SARP with a strong motivation to collaborate in an interdisciplinary research team. Eeva’s goal is to apply social sciences theoretical frameworks to improve the risk decision making and risk communication in the avalanche environment.